Shipping-package.



PATENTED JULY 28, 1903.

W. H. H. STINEMAN.

SHIPPING PACKAGE.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 6. 1902.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 1..

H0 MODEL.

UNITED STATES Patented July 28, 1903.

PATENT OFFICE.

WILLIAM H. H. STINEMAN, OF BALTIMORE, MARYLAND, ASSIGNOR OF ONE- HALF TO HENRY S. BREIVINGTON, OF BALTIMORE, MARYLAND.

SHIPPING SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 734,994, dated July 28, 1903.

Application filed November 6,1902. Serial No. 130,283. (No model.)

T 0 (all whom, it nuty concern:

Be it known that I, \VILLIAM H. H. STINE- MAN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Baltimore, in the State of Maryland, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Shipping-Packages and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it ap pertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the figures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

My invention relates to shipping-packages and is designed for the purpose of shipping bottles containing liquids or empty bottles, and the objects of the same are to provide a case which may be continuously used for packing and shipping filled'bottles and re turning them empty without loss of contents or breakage and to provide means whereby the bottles may be packed securely on their sides in order that the corks or stoppers may be always kept moistened by the contents of the bottle to prevent shrinkage of the cork and loss of the liquid.

Another object is to provide a packing-case in which the bottles occupy all the available space without requiring separate wrappers for the bottles and in which each bottle is held firmly in place by a separate holder or cell.

Still another object is to provide a case of such shape and size that it may be readily handled and will occupy but little space.

In the accompanying drawings 1 have shown a round or barrel-like case, and this is the shape which I prefer, as a package of this shape may be rolled like a barrel, and thus easily moved from place to place; but I do not wish to be restricted to this shape and may adopt other shapes for the case.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure l is a perspective view of a shipping-case made in accordance with my invention. Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the bottle-holder made on a reduced scale. Fig. 3 is a top plan view of the case with the cover removed. Fig. 4 is a central vertical section of the case with the cover secured in place.

The numeral 1 designates a circular ease,

I which may be made of metal or wood and may be provided with any suitable number of hoops 2. The head or cover is made in two parts 3 4, secured at their outer edges in the rim of the case by means of a projection 5, passing through a hole in the rim, and the two parts 3 4 are held in place centrally by a pin or bolt 6, inserted in a pair of staples 7, which pass through the parts 3 4 of the cover and are secured to a disk 8 within the central compartment 9 of the case. The bottom 10 of the case is secured rigidly in place within compartments of the case a circular stay 11 is secured by screws 12 to the bottom 10, as shown in Fig. 4.

IVithin the case a series of uprights or partitions 13 are secured in place by rings or bands 14, which extend around the interior of the rim, and the partitions 13 are located at such distances apart that the bottom of the bottles rests between the partitions and upon the rings or hands 14. To hold the bottles in place in radial arrangement, as shown, a series of holders 15 are secured to the bottom 10 in position to receive the necks of the bottles in the lower tier. IVhen the lower tier has been placed in position, a removable holder 16 is placed in the case. This holder, as shown in Fig.2, consists of a series of tapering holders or pegs 17, secured between two bands or hoops 18. Vhen in position to engage the necks of the bottles 19, the holders 17 are located one upon each side of the neck of the bottle, as shown in Fig. 4. The next tier of bottles rests upon the next ring or band 14 and upon the edge of the holder 16. The remaining tiers are arranged in like manner until the case is filled, and the compartment 0 may be utilized for any purpose desired, and a disk may be used for holding it in place.

From the foregoing it will be obvious that my shipping-case will. contain a large number of bottles and that the bottles will be held in a firmand solid manner and that the case and holder may be made at a slight cost.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is 7 1. A shipping-case comprising a circular the rim, and to brace the outer and inner.

outer rim, a series of bottle-supports secured to the inner Wall of the rim to support the bodies of the bottles, and a series of removable bottle-holders of circular form having tapering pegs to support the necks of the bottles, substantially as described.

2. A shipping'case consisting of a circular rim, uprights within the rim, a series of bottle-supports connected to the uprights to support the bodies of the bottles, and a series of removable bottle-holders comprising hoops and pegs to fit over the necks of the bottles, substantially as described.

3. A packing-case for bottles consisting of a circular casing having a central compartment, a series of upright partitions having supports secured thereto for supporting the VILLIAM H. H. STINEMAN.

Witnesses:

HENRY S. BREWINGTON, ROBERT C. RHonEs. 

